St. Chad's Episcopal Church
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St. Chad's Episcopal Church
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Building Committee PRELIMINARY
FACILITY GOALS FOR
ST. CHAD’S BUILDING PROGRAM 7 October 2007 (Continued)
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Feasibility of expanding current
Worship Center -- structurally possible, but not advisable o
No overall cost savings -- cost of additional classrooms and
expanding the Commons would offset reduced cost of expanding worship center o
Aesthetics -- both interior and exterior -- likely would be
compromised o
“Character” or “style” of our worship services would be
affected by a lengthened center aisle o
Worship services would be disrupted during expansion -
Lessons from survey of 9 other
churches o
Address “character” or “style” of facilities, not just
size & function o
Obtain inputs from parishioners who lead various church programs o
Don’t underestimate need for infrastructure, offices, storage,
etc o
Numerous recommendations for architects & builders
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Key
Ministries – worship in “traditional” (for St Chad’s) setting;
Christian Education for youth and adults; fellowship to visitors and ourselves -
Widely Desirable Ministries
– parish teens; open our church to community groups and activities; special
accommodation for reflection and prayer; accommodations for interment of remains
of deceased; sponsor programs for people with special needs -
No Shared Vision –
variety of non-traditional worship settings; sponsor concerts &
performances; in-house outreach programs; sponsor programs for neighborhood;
expand Family Cooperative Pre-School -
Avoid – establish and
operate an accredited primary school
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